"a stride forward" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe progress, advancement, or improvement in a particular situation or context. Example: The new policy was a stride forward in promoting gender equality in the workplace.
MILAN — It was a small step for mankind – but a stride forward for Giorgio Armani, as the maestro of Milan slimmed down his iconic silhouette.
Pixar does seem to have taken a stride forward on the animation front, if that's possible, and much has been made of the luscious rendering.
"He was coming up and, I haven't seen the replays, but I felt he was coming up the boards and I took a stride forward," Kronwall told The Detroit News.
"Every generation of African-Americans has made a stride forward for civil rights, and we've yet to do that," said Adisa Banjoko, a public relations consultant who served as the music coordinator for a rally last March in San Francisco to benefit Mr. Jamal.
But in this generation, at this time, whilst I recognise that people are still making a fundamental voting choice on the basis of the Iraq experience, I think that for the sake of the United Kingdom and our contribution to the world, they've all got to take a stride forward.
This combined model for genes and anatomy represents "quite a stride forward," Wills says.
But he does have a game plan, and an excellent temperament: standing out of his crease helps him with the perception of a stride forwards, the lack of which has been part of his undoing.
Some will hail all this as a great stride forward, an indication that we are now so mainstream that even banks represent us respectfully.
But we are still at least a year away - with all the lobbying and politicking that will involve - from knowing whether it will mark a genuine stride forward or a depressing step backwards.
Reflecting Livni's statements, news reports have claimed that Israel intends "to drive out Hamas"; similarly, the analyst Martin Kramer has suggested that the aim of the military campaign against Hamas "is not only to stop the rockets from falling in southern Israel, but to move a long stride forward toward a change of regime in Gaza".
